Sun Valley maple

Sun Valley maple for sale

Choose a size - pot-grown

All our pot-grown trees are grown for us to our specification by the Frank P Matthews nursery.

• PG12-year 12L pot-grown tree, £76.00
  Very large tree (4m-7m after 10 years)
  

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Tree specification

Photos of trees as supplied | Tree sizes and forms

Next deliveries

Order now for delivery from week commencing 30th March onwards.

Delivery charges

Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.

All about Sun Valley maple

A fine example of the Canadian Maple or Red Maple, with spectacular fiery red autumn colours.

The dull red flowers appear before the leaves in March.

The leaves are dark green, with a silvery-blue sheen on the undersurface. The stems of emerging leaves are often tinged red.

Growing and Training

Sun Valley is a fast-growing tree, suitable for most situations, including areas of low rainfall. However for the best autumn colour it should be planted in full sun in a moisture-retentive soil. 

History

'Sun Valley' is related to Acer rubrum 'Somerset' and is a cross of Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset' and Acer rubrum 'Autumn Flame' and was introduced by the US National Arboretum. All these cultivated varieties are more reliable in producing autumn colours in UK conditions than the original Acer rubrum.

Acer rubrum is clearly related to Acer saccharinum (the silver maple), but is not quite as fast-growing.

British-grown trees

Unlike many garden centres and online retailers, the vast majority of our fruit trees are grown in the UK. Find out more.

All our trees are certified under the Plant Healthy scheme, supervised by the Plant Health Alliance. Other stakeholders include Defra and the RHS. Find out more.

Guaranteed fruit trees

When you buy your fruit tree from Orange Pippin Fruit Trees we guarantee it for the first season in your garden while it gets established. If it doesn't grow successfully, we'll either replace it the following season or offer a refund, subject to some conditions. Find out more.